Curbside Compost Pilot

Have you heard the good news? In the fall of 2015, the curbside compost pickup program will expand to include all residential buildings (12 units or less) with city trash service in the Monday collection. The City expects to expand compost collection citywide in subsequent years. In the meantime, all Cambridge residents are welcome to bring their food scraps to one of the drop off compost sites, or consider composting at home with a backyard bin or indoor bin.

The original pilot program began April 7, 2014. As of April 2015, over 600 participating households collected over 170,000 pounds of food scraps. Instead of being landfilled or sent to an incinerator, this material was made into rich compost by Rocky Hill Farm in Saugus, MA. Click here to the download the project reports.

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This project is funded in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.Project partners also include Cambridge School Department, Cambridge Public Library, BioBag USA, and Novamont.